Exa MCP Server
Exa MCP for web search and web crawling!.
MCP Info
| Attribute | Details |
|---|---|
| Docker Image | mcp/exa |
| Author | exa-labs |
| Repository | https://github.com/exa-labs/exa-mcp-server |
Image Building Info
| Attribute | Details |
|---|---|
| Dockerfile | https://github.com/exa-labs/exa-mcp-server/blob/9c69a3b45b228243215c59673e54c5bf321bb416/Dockerfile |
| Commit | 9c69a3b45b228243215c59673e54c5bf321bb416 |
| Docker Image built by | Docker Inc. |
| Docker Scout Health Score | Docker Scout Health Score |
| Verify Signature | COSIGN_REPOSITORY=mcp/signatures cosign verify mcp/exa --key https://raw.githubusercontent.com/docker/keyring/refs/heads/main/public/mcp/latest.pub |
| Licence | MIT License |
Available Tools (2)
| Tools provided by this Server | Short Description |
|---|---|
web_fetch_exa |
Read a webpage's full content as clean markdown. |
web_search_exa |
Search the web for any topic and get clean, ready-to-use content. |
Tools Details
Tool: web_fetch_exa
Read a webpage's full content as clean markdown. Use after web_search_exa when highlights are insufficient or to read any URL.
Best for: Extracting full content from known URLs. Batch multiple URLs in one call. Returns: Clean text content and metadata from the page(s).
| Parameters | Type | Description |
|---|---|---|
urls |
array |
URLs to read. Batch multiple URLs in one call. |
maxCharacters |
number optional |
Maximum characters to extract per page (default: 3000) |
This tool is read-only. It does not modify its environment.
Tool: web_search_exa
Search the web for any topic and get clean, ready-to-use content.
Best for: Finding current information, news, facts, people, companies, or answering questions about any topic.
Returns: Clean text content from top search results.
Query tips:
describe the ideal page, not keywords. "blog post comparing React and Vue performance" not "React vs Vue".
Use category:people / category:company to search through Linkedin profiles / companies respectively.
If highlights are insufficient, follow up with web_fetch_exa on the best URLs.
| Parameters | Type | Description |
|---|---|---|
query |
string |
Natural language search query. Should be a semantically rich description of the ideal page, not just keywords. Optionally include category:<type> (company, people) to focus results — e.g. 'category:people John Doe software engineer'. |
numResults |
number optional |
Number of search results to return (default: 10). |
This tool is read-only. It does not modify its environment.
Use this MCP Server
{
"mcpServers": {
"exa": {
"command": "docker",
"args": [
"run",
"-i",
"--rm",
"-e",
"EXA_API_KEY",
"mcp/exa"
],
"env": {
"EXA_API_KEY": "your-api-key-here"
}
}
}
}